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Easter Chicks and Ducklings: Cute Presents Could Carry Dangerous Salmonella
April 2, 2007 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Chicks and ducklings can bring smiles to kids this Easter ... that is particularly dangerous to young children. So says Jeff LeJeune, an Ohio State University ... explained parents need to be aware of the risks associated with handling young poultry or fowl and make sure ...
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Safety Important Even with Manure Management
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/safety-important-even-manure-management
attention to safety takes a back seat to the ease and efficiency of operating farm machinery. A team of ... same: Safety comes first. "When you are working with mechanized equipment, you have to respect it ... for the hazards that are potentially present," said Dee Jepsen, who also holds an appointment ...
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Composting Boosts Turfgrass Growth
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/composting-boosts-turfgrass-growth
due to a slower germination period for Kentucky bluegrass. Boehm speculates that other composts, such ... are," said Boehm. "Our goal is to develop a sustainable agriculture guide for homeowners that ... planted is depleted of nutrients, and is weakened and becomes more susceptible to diseases," said ...
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Rodewald Receives 2007 OARDC Junior Faculty Research Award; Wildlife Ecologist Tackles Emerging Conservation Issues
emerging issues in conservation, Rodewald seeks to identify the ecological mechanisms that govern ... multi-scale responses of animal communities to disturbances, especially those resulting from forest-management ... activities and urbanization. The annual research award ââ¬â consisting of a plaque, $1,000 to the winner ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Eating (Low-fat, High-carb) (Gag) Slugs (for the Week of May 11, 2008)
written at, to and for a 4th-grade reading level. For details, to ask Twig a question, and/or to receive ... slugs? The thought makes most of the humans I know gag. But actually there are recipes. I found one, for ... instance, for, yum, slug fritters. And check this out from the New York Times: California's giant ...
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Farmers Can Take Steps to Decrease Manure Pathogens in Runoff
took the study one step further to look for ways to keep Cryptosporidium in the soil and found that ... manure as a fertilizer to their no-till field can decrease the chance that pathogens end up in runoff and ... "We found that the macropores extend from the soil surface right down to the tile drains so the ...
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Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference Invaluable for Certified Crop Advisers
February 1, 2010 ADA, Ohio – For certified crop advisers looking to meet their credit requirements ... conference will offer sessions eligible for continuing education credits that are normally difficult to ... Technology Conference is the place to be. The conference boasts the largest certified crop adviser ...
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ACT Potato Bar Fundraiser
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/events/act-potato-bar-fundraiser
Come to the ACT (Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow) fundraiser to enjoy a delicous potato bar ...
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Scarlet and Gray Ag Day
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/events/scarlet-and-gray-ag-day
State University on Friday, April 19th, 2013 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Nearly 400 fourth and fifth ... graders from central Ohio will journey to the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences ... Campus to spend the entire day rotating through hands-on science based sessions and learning all about ...
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Learn How to Maximize Yields at Ohio No-Till Conference
coordinator with the University of Wisconsin, will provide several tips for modifying machinery to optimize ... planting. Attendees to Ohio's No-Till Conference Dec. 9 will learn what is required to improve seed ... placement and plant stands with the proper adjustments of farm equipment. Setting the planter for optimum ...